Master of Business Administration

5) Delivery method: Part-time, Fully-taught

6) Costs:course fees appox $25k. Textbooks and notes not incl. in course fees, you can steal, rob they don't care....

Ranking:

World Universities : Rank 832. Continent Ranking (Top Oceania) : 34

Admission Requirements:

Entry requirements: Recognized First Degree

With minimum 2 years Supervisory / Managerial experience

Delivery and Assessment:

Before the intensive block lectures, students are required to read the entire textbook (or two).

The lectures consists taught personally by VU's professors flown into S'pore from AUST and Tutor assist by Local Lecturers.

Part Time Lesson only, Sat 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and SUN 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The lessons are usually a mix of taught materials, class/group discussions, and case studies.

The lecturers have vast practical knowledge in their respective fields and all are PhD....but they're rather stingy when giving out exams tips ( or at least during my study it is so, or when given covers almost the entire textbook too .... // fainted) .

Depending on lecturers some module has mid-term test on the 3rd lectures. A post-course assignment (written project either personal or group at time its both) is given at the end of the lectures and is due 2 to 3 days before the day of the final exams.

Typically, students VU-MBA programme need to operate on a very hectic 12-weeks cycle. (with min. 2 heavy module or max. 4 modules)

But do take note that this schedule is very tight and not always possible due to the schedule of the professors. 18 months is more likely, though it may stretch up till 24 months.

Modules are split :

1st Sem - 4 modules

2nd Sem - 2 modules

3rd Sem - 2 modules

4th Sem - 4 modules

12 months (Full Time / Part Time)

The Victoria University’s MBA consists of 2 parts – a SIC-conducted Postgraduate Diploma and the VU MBA proper.

The Postgraduate Diploma modules consists of:

(Very difficult to get exemption, unless you're luckier than all of us)

    Organisation Change Management

    Work & Organisation Systems

    Management Information Systems

    Human Resource Management

The MBA proper consists of:

    Accounting for Managers

    Strategic Management & Business Policy

    Economics for Management

    Business Statistics

    Business Finance

    Global Marketing Management

    Business Law

    Marketing Management

GRADES FOR UNITS USING GRADED ASSESSMENT

HD High Distinction 80%-100%

D Distinction 70%-79%

C Credit 60%-69%

P Pass 50%-59%

N Fail 0%-49%

Note:

Taking part time MBA, be prepare to give up all night-out clubbing and meeting friends. Because our weekends are always burned.

1-week before the exam date, you will see some students burning their whole day in library trying very hard to read all notes including text books